What Is The Weirdest Thing You've Repurposed As Yarn?

A friend of mine recently sent me a picture of a grocery tote sack that she made by turning plastic grocery sacks into yarn. It made think of my Depression-Era neighbor who used to knit doormats/ragrugs out of plastic sacks.

Now I am fiendishly cutting up my plastic grocery sacks and turning them into 'yarn'. A LYS has yarn made out of opossum hair and dog hair. A friend turned old t-shirts into yarn.

Tarn (Tshirt Yarn)/Plarn (Plastic Yarn)

I have made a number of things with tarn, including a beautiful headband for a beautiful young lady. The Tshirt I made it from was made from sustainably grown organic cotton, so I thought that was a double bonus!

I also buy sweaters and afghans, etc., to unravel and reclaim yarn from. Tons of fun - and lots of great yarn that I otherwise could not afford for just a bit of work.

Check youtube, BTW, for good videos on making tarn and plarn as there are some pretty simple ways to do it. All so much better for the environment and the pocketbook